Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 84 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
278 WUUS53 KLMK 252340 SVRLMK KYC031-141-213-227-260015- /O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0014.210325T2340Z-210326T0015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Louisville KY 640 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021 The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Logan County in south central Kentucky... Western Simpson County in south central Kentucky... South central Butler County in south central Kentucky... Southwestern Warren County in south central Kentucky... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Springfield, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bowling Green, Russellville, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Auburn, Adairville, Woodburn, Dennis, Rich Pond and Buffalo Fork. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Kentucky. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3708 8669 3695 8638 3665 8668 3665 8701 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 215DEG 58KT 3663 8690 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ JML
2 follow-up statements
688
WWUS53 KLMK 260002
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
702 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
KYC031-141-213-260011-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T0015Z/
Logan KY-Simpson KY-Butler KY-
702 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LOGAN...WESTERN
SIMPSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3683 8658 3698 8667 3706 8664 3695 8638
3682 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 215DEG 58KT 3691 8666
$$
KYC227-260015-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T0015Z/
Warren KY-
702 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY...
At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Memphis Junction, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Memphis Junction, Crestmoor, Woodburn, Browning, Blue
Level, Rich Pond, Rockfield and Petros.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kentucky.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3683 8658 3698 8667 3706 8664 3695 8638
3682 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 215DEG 58KT 3691 8666
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JML736
WWUS53 KLMK 260011
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
711 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
KYC227-260021-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T0015Z/
Warren KY-
711 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible later
tonight.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3683 8658 3698 8667 3706 8664 3695 8638
3682 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 215DEG 58KT 3704 8655
$$
JMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Spencer | 31 min |
| Mar 25, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 37 min |
| Mar 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 33 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.